Mumbai Indians have claimed a 20-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League after Lasith Malinga tore through the middle order.
Mumbai batted first and made a strong start to their innings, with Lendl Simmons hitting a half-century at the top of the order, but Parthiv Patel added just 17 before being dismissed.
Rohit Sharma (24) and Kieron Pollard (33) steadied the ship in the middle of the order, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar made sure that the Indians were limited in the final overs, with Harbhajan Singh and Vinay Kumar out for ducks.
Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for Hyderabad, finishing with 3-26 as well as taking two catches to limit their opponents to 157 off their 20 overs.
Sunrisers were dealt a blow early in their reply though as Malinga restricted David Warner to nine runs, sending him back to the pavilion in the fifth over.
Shikhar Dhawan could not quite reach his 50, while Ravi Bopara fell for 23, leaving the visitors needing 31 over the final two overs.
Malinga struck again in the penultimate over, having Gade Vihari caught before skittling Praveenkumar Singh just two deliveries later.
Malinga ended any hopes Hyderabad had of a late charge when he claimed his third wicket of the over off the next ball, sending Dale Steyn packing for a first-ball duck, leaving them needing 27 off the final over, but they fell short.
Sian Cowper
